EditorFor an int chooses a string template

Question

i have two EditorTemplates

string.cshtml
int.cshtml

when i write EditorFor a string or an int they both choose string.cshtml

and when i even remove string.cshtml , the EditorFor for an int dont choose int.cshtml

Answer 1

EditorTemplates use CLR typenames, not C# keywords.
You need to create Int32.cshtml.

Answer 2

Your int template's name should be Int32.cshtml

The string.cshtml works because there is a CLR Type in System Namespace called String ;)

Your templates names must be called like the type you want.

More Information

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